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Jorge Aizkorreta

Jorge Aizkorreta Jurado (born 6 February 1974) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Jorge Aizkorreta
Personal information
Full name Jorge Aizkorreta Jurado[1]
Date of birth (1974-02-06) 6 February 1974 (age 52)[1]
Place of birth Barakaldo, Spain[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1991–1993 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Bilbao Athletic 62 (0)
1995–1996 Athletic Bilbao 8 (0)
1996–1999 Logroñés 85 (0)
1999–2000 Extremadura 4 (0)
2000–2002 Racing Ferrol 74 (0)
2002–2005 Elche 26 (0)
Total 259 (0)
International career
1994 Spain U21 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up1996 Spain
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Barakaldo, Biscay, Aizkorreta arrived at Athletic Bilbao's youth system at the age of 17. Following two solid years with the B team in the Segunda División, he was promoted to backup in the main squad, appearing in eight official games in his only season – all in La Liga, his official debut coming on 3 December 1995 in a 2–1 home win against Real Valladolid – and conceding as many goals.[2]

Subsequently, Aizkorreta signed with CD Logroñés, starting most of the matches in the 1996–97 campaign but suffering relegation from the top division.[3][4] After two more seasons in the second tier with the Riojans he continued playing in that league until his retirement in 2007, representing CF Extremadura, Racing de Ferrol and Elche CF (under contract with the latter side for three years, he only totalled three appearances in the league for the club in his last two seasons).[5][6]

International career

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Aizkorreta was part of the Spanish squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, being an unused player in an eventual quarter-final exit.[7][8]

Personal life

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Aizkorreta's elder brother, Francisco Javier, was a defender. He was also developed at Athletic Bilbao, but retired after spells in the third and fourth tiers before Jorge even started his career.[9]

Honours

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Jorge Aizkorreta at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Martín, Iván (14 January 2021). "Se acuerdan de... Jorge Aizkorreta" [Do you remember... Jorge Aizkorreta]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Martínez, José L. (1 November 2007). "La experiencia de los guantes" [Gloved experience]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  4. ↑ Menocal, Marcos (1 December 2017). "Veinte años de un duelo de Primera" [Twentieth anniversary of a Primera clash]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Aizkorreta" (in Spanish). Historias Racinguistas. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  6. ↑ "Jorge Aizkorreta Jurado, AIZKORRETA" (in Spanish). Franjiverdes. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  7. ↑ "El Athletic y los JJOO" [Athletic and the OG] (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  8. ↑ Cubero, Cristina (29 July 1996). "Cuartos gafes" [Jinxed last-eight]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "El Barakaldo y la isla de Mallorca, 1986" [Barakaldo and the island of Mallorca, 1986] (in Spanish). Histórico Barakaldo C.F. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  10. ↑ Ortego, Enrique (29 May 1996). "2–1: Iván colmó un Montjuic casi vacío" [2–1: Iván brought down nearly empty Montjuic]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  11. ↑ "Italia ya ganó un Europeo a España en el 1996" [Italy have already won European Championships against Spain in 1996] (in Spanish). Orgullo Bianconero. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
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